Fuencaliente Lighthouse

The Fuencaliente lighthouse should really be called the Fuencaliente lighthouses because they're really two: the old one, with the adjacent lighthouse keeper quarters, and the new one, a cylindrical tower painted in red and white stripes. They are located in an area with seven volcanos, to the south of La Palma, with spectacular landscapes and very close to the Cumbre Vieja y Teneguía Natural Park.

They’re very close to the beach of the same name, with great bottoms for scuba diving and fishing. The original lighthouse was commissioned in 1903, but was left useless after an earthquake in 1939.

Just on the Southernmost point of La Palma is this characteristic place you can’t miss during your stay on the island. In the midst of volcanic scenery of black rocks contrasting with the blue sea, the lighthouse emerges. (There are really two: the old grey one and the newer red-white one.)

Additionally, one can observe the natural fauna from the region while visiting the lighthouse in the Museo del Mar (Museum of the Sea); that is worth a quick visit.

You can also visit the spectacular Fuencaliente salt mines.

It can be quite a trip to get to the lighthouse, along winding

There are two lighthouses to the South of La Palma. One’s from the beginning of the 20th century, that was heavily damaged after Teneguía (volcano) erupted, so a newer, much more modern lighthouse was built afterwards.

They reconstructed the old lighthouse in 2006, and make an Interpretation Center, which they like to do here, but it seems too small and seedy to me. It’s still worth checking out, especially to see the charcoal stairway that leads up to the lighthouse. It’s an interesting visit with spectacular views of Teneguía, the ocean, and the salt mines.

You can walk along a nice path from the municipality of Fuencaliente towards the lighthouse.